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All this week, we've got our Eye on Kazakhstan here at CNN, 
本週，在CNN頻道我們要播出《放眼哈薩克》，

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home to a large part of the ancient Silk Road, one of the world's oldest trading routes that connected east Asia to the Roman Empire. 
此地為古代絲路一大部份的所在地，它是連接東亞及羅馬帝國最古老的商路之一。

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Well now, plans are underway to modernize that route. Have a look at this.
目前正在著手進行計畫要將此商路現代化。來看看以下報導。

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You know, Kazakhstan is such a huge and vast country that you can't really experience it unless you take a road trip. 
哈薩克幅員遼闊，除非你採公路旅行的方式，否則無法真正體驗這個國家。

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So today, we're going to take a journey down what used to be the ancient Silk Road, where this country's constructing a new super highway.
所以我們今天就要循著曾是古絲路的路徑來進行一趟旅行，該國正要在此興建一條新的超級高速公路。

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The journey begins in Almaty, the largest city and former capital. 
旅程的起點是最大城也是前首都的阿拉木圖。

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Pretty soon, we're making our way through the amazing mountain landscapes of eastern Kazakhstan, a rural area with interesting traditions. 
我們很快就穿越在東哈薩克的美麗山區，這個鄉村地區的傳統很有趣。

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A little dip in the river, more or less clothed. Turns out, this is a wedding party.
有穿衣服的、沒衣服的人們在河裡泡一會兒。原來這是場婚禮派對。

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You guys after weddings go bathing in the river normally?
你們婚禮後一般都會泡在河裡嗎？

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Of course, it's not our tradition normally, but we wanted to share our joy in the river and in nature with our guests, the bride's family. 
當然，這不是我們平常的傳統，但我們想在河裡和大自然中與賓客及新娘的家人分享喜悅，

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They came from so far away.
他們千里迢迢來到這裡。

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In eastern Kazakhstan, that means a lot of vodka and fearless stunts. 
在東哈薩克，那意味著大量的伏特加和大膽的驚險動作。

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Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world, its population and geography extremely diverse.?
哈薩克是全世界最大的內陸國，它的人口和地貌極為多元。

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Merchants passed through here on the ancient Silk Road hundreds of years ago, 
幾百年前商賈經由絲路穿越此地，

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and now that trade between east and west is booming again, the government has decided it needs to upgrade its infrastructure.
如今東西貿易又再次活絡了起來，哈國政府決定要提升其基礎建設。

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A new highway is under construction that will span the entire country and replace many of the bumpy back roads that make travel here such a chore. 
一條橫跨全國的公路正在興建當中，它將取代造成路途艱辛的顛簸小路。

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Murat Kadyrov is in charge of building this section and says the new road will help boost mobility and safety.?
穆拉特．卡迪洛夫負責興造這個區段，他說新路將會提高流量及安全。

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"The speed limit will be 120 kilometers an hour," 
「速限將會是每小時一百二十公里，」

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he says. "There will be less crashes because there are no intersections, and it will enable Kazakhstan to develop economically and give people a substantial benefit."
他說：「車禍會因為沒有十字路口而減少，讓哈薩克得以發展經濟並讓人民大幅受益。」

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Kazakhstan plans to spend about $19 billion on transport infrastructure by 2014, 
哈薩克計畫在二○一四年之前斥資一百九十億美元在交通建設之上。

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the government says, especially on links from China to Europe, money that could help revive towns like Taraz, 
哈國政府表示尤其要加強中國與歐洲之間的連結，這筆錢能使哈薩克斯坦這樣的城鎮復甦，

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once a major hub on the ancient Silk Road with a rich Islamic history.
這個回教歷史豐富的城鎮曾是古絲路的樞紐。

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Anna Krokosheva shows me the ruins of the old town and the tomb of its most important son, Karakhan Mohammed, 
安娜．可洛柯席瓦帶我看了這座城鎮的遺跡以及最重要的子孫加拉罕．穆罕默德的墓地，

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the city's governor in its heyday in the 11th century who made a major push to convert the population to Islam.
他在此鎮十一世紀的巔峰時期時擔任都督，他大力推動讓鎮民改信回教。

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It was a big merchant city. The ruler of the entire state sat here. 
這在當時是座很大的商城，全國的統治者坐鎮在此。

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It was the capital and the city was very rich. Both Persian and Arabic scripts mention this city.
這城市是當時的首都而且非常富有。波斯和阿拉伯的典籍都曾提到過這座城市。

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Kazakhstan still has a long way to go to revitalize its role as a major trade route, but the effort is underway, the transport minister tells me. 
哈薩克要恢復昔日重要商路的地位仍有待努力，但他們已經在努力了。交通部長這麼告訴我。

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"We have a serious policy for the development of the road infrastructure," 
「我們有一套認真的道路建設發展政策。」

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he says. "The Europe to Western China highway is one of the main projects. It will connect Europe and China on the shortest possible path."
他說：「歐洲通往中國西部的高速公路就是主要的計畫之一，它將以最短的路徑連接歐洲與中國。」

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Today, the roads are so treacherous, most people travel by railroad. The train makes its way to our final destination, Turkestan. 
目前的道路崎嶇難行，大多數人都走鐵路。火車通往我們的終點站突厥斯坦。

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About a thousand kilometers from where our trip started, Turkestan was also once a major way point on the Silk Road, 
此地離我們此行的出發點約有一千公里。突厥斯坦也曾是絲路上的重鎮，

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and its former wealth can be seen in the massive mausoleum for Ahmed Yasawi, who made Sufi Islam popular in this region in the 11th century.?
它昔日的財富可以從龐大的艾哈邁德．耶塞維的陵墓得見，他在十一世紀時推動蘇非派回教在此區盛行。

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Millions make a pilgrimage here each year, 
每年有數百萬人前來此地朝聖。

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and the town hopes to attract even more tourists as Kazakhstan improves the travel infrastructure, building a new Silk Road.
這個小鎮期望藉由哈薩克改善交通基礎建設，打造一條新絲路，招徠更多觀光客。